Fritz
tow-treating process



co 't DEFENSIVE PUBLICATION UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Published at the request of the applicant or owner in accordance with the Notice of Apr. 11, 1968, 849 0.G. 1221. Identification is by serial number of the application and the heading indicates the number of pages of specification, including claims, and of sheets of drawing contained in the application as originally filed. The file of this application is available to the public for inspection; reproduction may be purchased for 30 cents per sheet.

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PUBLISHED APRIL 1, 1969 785,020 TOW-TREATING PROCESS Theodore C. Fritz, P.O. Box 511, Kingsport, Tenn. 37662 Continuation of application Ser. No. 543,360, Apr.

18, 1966. This application Dec. 9, 1968. Published Apr. 1, 1969 Class 264-290 7 Sheets Drawing. 10 Pages Specification A method of opening and blooming continuous filament tow includes a tensioning step that causes a differential incremental longitudinal displacement between adjacent filaments without any substantial amount of lateral displacement.

April 1, 1969 'r. c. FRITZ DEF. PUB.

TOW-TREATING PROCESS SN 785020 Original Filed April 18, 1966 Sheet of 7 THEODORE C. FRITZ INVENTOR.

BY WM 7% mfzu ATTORfiS April 1, 1969 'r. c. FRITZ DEF. PUB.

TOW-TREATING PROCESS 3N 785020 Original Filed April 18. 1966 Sheet 2 of 7 LAND GROOVE OR VALLEY LAND GROOVE OR VALLEY FiG.3

THEODORE C. FRITZ INVENTOR.

/JMJM Q MYW ATTORNEYS DEF. PUB.

April 1, 1969 'r. c. FRITZ TOW-TREATING PROCESS Sheet Original Filed April 18, 1966 GROOVE 0R VALLEY SHADED AREA GROOVE OR VALLEY (SHADED AREA) LAND FIG.5

GROOVE OR VALLEY (SHADED AREA) FlG,6

THEODORE c. FRITZ INVENTOR.

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ATT RNE S April 1, 1969 'r. c. FRITZ DEF PUB.

TOW-TREATING PROCESS 3N 785020 Original Filed April 18, 1966 Sheet 9 of 7 BEFORE TREATMENT TENSIONED FIG. 7

RELAXED THEODORE C. FRITZ INVENTOR.

BY 7M ATTORNEYS DEF. PUB.

April 1, 1969 'r. c. FRITZ TOW-TREATING PROCESS Sheet 5 of? Original Filed April 18, 1966 NON-TENSIONED TENSIONED NONTENS|ONED TENSIONED NON-TENSIONED FIG.8

FIG. 9

THEODORE C. FRITZ INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS April 1, 1969 Original Filed April 18, 1966 Sheet 6 of? T. C. FRITZ TOW'TREATING PROCESS FIG. IO

THEODORE c. FRITZ INVENTOR.

BY Mflw f/7W4 QM??? ilt AT TQBN YS DEF. PUB.

April 1, 1969 r. c. FRITZ TOWTREATING PROCESS Sheet Original Filed April 18. 1966 THEODQRE C. FRITZ INVENTOR.

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